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Worker shortages snarl shipping even as Shanghai lockdown eases

Bloomberg | May 18, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping | Ports & Terminals

China appears to be gradually easing its lockdown of Shanghai, but that won’t bring immediate relief to global supply-chain congestion, according to a major shipping company.

Intentional crashes by pilots remain a rare form of air disaster

Bloomberg | May 18, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Indications that someone in the cockpit intentionally crashed a China Eastern Airlines Corp. plane in March suggests the tragedy may join a rare group of air disasters deliberately caused by a pilot or passenger.

Back to work: US O&G employment to recover in 2022, reaching pre-pandemic levels in five years

AJOT Newsroom | May 18, 2022 | Energy

Employment in the US oil and gas industry is set to rebound in the coming years and surpass pre-Covid levels, with almost 1.1 million projected workers by the end of 2027, according to Rystad Energy research.

Southeastern Freight Lines announces new regional structure

AJOT Newsroom | May 18, 2022 | Intermodal | Trucking

Container xChange survey: Peak season container shipping “chaos” on the way

AJOT Newsroom | May 18, 2022 | Maritime | Liner Shipping

This year’s summer peak season cargo surge will be even more chaotic for global supply chains than the 2021 peak shipping season, according to forwarders, traders and shippers surveyed by Container xChange, a marketplace and technology infrastructure provider for container logistics companies. The survey was positioned to approximately 200 players from the container logistics industry.

Singapore Air’s second-half loss narrows as travel picks up

Bloomberg | May 18, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Seaway System reports strong start to 2022 navigation season

AJOT Newsroom | May 18, 2022 | Ports & Terminals

China Eastern plane crash data suggest intentional dive, WSJ says

Bloomberg | May 18, 2022 | Air Cargo | Airlines

The black box for a China Eastern Airlines Corp. jet that crashed earlier this year suggests the Boeing Co. plane took an intentional nosedive, the Wall Street Journal said.

Asia’s two richest men reap windfall from surging oil, coal

Bloomberg | May 18, 2022 | Energy

Russian oil producers start using tankers the world didn’t want

Bloomberg | May 18, 2022 | Energy | Maritime | Bulk

Russian oil producers are starting to book up an increasing number of tankers owned by the nation’s state tanker company, boosting demand for a fleet that fell from international favor after the invasion of Ukraine.

Ports & Terminals

Stas Margaronis | May 18, 2022

PMSA: Port of Oakland Turning Basin expansion could be at risk from Oakland A’s ballpark complex

The Port of Oakland Turning Basin expansion, crucial to allowing mega containerships to expeditiously dock at the Port of Oakland, could be in jeopardy if the Bay Conservation and Development Commission approves the Oakland Athletics application to exclude the Howard Terminal site from its current seaport designation, according to Mike Jacob, vice president and general counsel, Pacific Merchant Shipping Association (PMSA).

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